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BIP-110 Activation Reminder Expected ~Sept 1, 2026 (block 965,664) Temporary restrictions on arbitrary data (Ordinals etc.). Set your calendar: Mandatory signaling early Aug. Monitor: bip110.org & bip110.xyz

Back in the day I was standing my ground, when there was http://GHash.io's mining centralization in 2014, through the Block Size Wars, always standing for sovereignty and sound money as a sovereign individual. With BIP-110, I'm signaling the same way — we need these temporary limits on arbitrary data to keep Bitcoin focused as real money instead of a spam playground. No overreach, just protecting what matters. Bitcoin keeps winning when we stay true to the basics. #Bitcoin #BIP110

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🪽 Ibis Wallet 3.0-beta is here — now with modular L2 integration! ⚡️ Lightning swaps (with Ark support coming soon) 📜 Send & receive via Bolt11 & Bolt12 invoices through Boltz ↔️ Seamless BTC ↔ L-BTC swaps via Boltz or SideSwap 🪙 Full coin control for all L-BTC swaps and payments Download here:

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A self-custody Bitcoin wallet for Android with a focus on customizability, security, and privacy. - aeonBTC/IbisWallet

Great read... Bitcoin Has a Squatter Problem. BIP 110 Is the Eviction Notice. Why a temporary soft fork is the most important thing happening in Bitcoin right now, and why the FUD about it is dead wrong.

Bitcoin Has a Squatter Problem. BIP 110 Is the Eviction Notice.

Why a temporary soft fork is the most important thing happening in Bitcoin right now, and why the FUD about it is dead wrong.

Adoption - U.S. Bitcoin Merchants Top 5,300 in Steady Growth BTC Map, a community-driven project, tracks verified cafes, shops, and services taking Bitcoin—often via the fast Lightning Network—with California leading at 705, Texas at 543, and Florida at 389. https://wickedsmartbitcoin.com/btcmap_us

The future of real online privacy is on the darknet — the regular internet (clearnet) is already under total surveillance by governments and corporations. The reason mainstream media always paints the darknet as a pure criminal wasteland is deliberate: yes, illegal stuff obviously exists there, but there are also tons of legitimate uses, whistleblower platforms, uncensored libraries, and resources you’ll never find on the surface web. Tor basically is the uncensored internet. Just download Tor Browser and start exploring. If you’re new to Tor and the darknet, here are the essential rules to stay safe: 1. Only download Tor Browser from the official site → torproject.org and always verify the signature. 2. Never log into Google, Facebook, Discord, or any mainstream account while on Tor. 3. Don’t resize or maximize the browser window (it’s a fingerprinting risk). 4. No extensions, no plugins — ever. 5. Keep JavaScript on “Safer” by default; switch to “Safest” only on really shady sites. 6. For anything actually sensitive, use Tails OS (on a USB) or Whonix in a VM. 7. Never download files and open them outside Tor Browser. 8. Treat every .onion link as potentially malicious — get links only from trusted directories like dark[.]fail, tor[.]taxi, or the Ahmia .onion search engine. 9. Never use your real name, photos, location, or any personal info — ever. 10. Hit “New Identity” (or “New Circuit for this Site”) after anything sensitive. 11. If a site asks for phone/SMS verification, it’s either a scam or law enforcement — run. Safe browsing! Reliable link directories (clearnet + .onion):

dark.fail: Which Tor sites are online?

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"The best, simplest, ultimate form of collateral is something that can instantly be claimed and sold at any time when the debtor fails to make their payments. A house can take months, even years to sell. Stocks too have time restrictions, but Bitcoin doesn't." ~ The Ultimate Collateral The Ultimate Collateral written by Martin Connor

Bitcoin: The Ultimate Collateral│Braiins

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This was an excellent piece that boils down to one killer insight: Bitcoin is the highest-quality collateral humanity has ever invented. Most people still rank houses, stocks, gold, or cash at the top, but that’s only because nothing better existed—so they never noticed how deeply flawed all of those are. Put the pieces together—true shared ownership via multisig, absolute digital scarcity, instant global portability, and a network with literally unmatched uptime—and Bitcoin stops looking like “digital gold.” It’s something entirely new. When any stranger on earth can verify it in seconds, move it in minutes, and it has a multi-decade track record of appreciating, are we still thinking too narrowly about what Bitcoin is really built for?

FBI Warns That Hackers Are Posing As Fake Feds — What You Need To Know https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/11/27/fbi-warns-that-hackers-are-posing-as-fake-feds---what-you-need-to-know/ Never share passwords, 2FA codes, or login details with anyone who contacts you—real companies never ask. If you get a “fraud alert,” hang up and call your bank/exchange directly using a number you already trust. Bookmark official login pages; never Google them. Legit support will never demand your MFA code or remote access. Holding big money on an exchange? Move it off. A multi-signature wallet keeps your bitcoin fully under your control, off breach target lists, and safe even if one key gets compromised. Your keys, your bitcoins—done right.

Chat Control: EU lawmakers finally agree on the voluntary scanning of your private chats

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Chat Control: EU lawmakers finally agree on the voluntary scanning of your private chats

The agreement follows more than three years of disagreements

You can't just "slightly weaken" true end-to-end encryption without breaking it entirely. If a system is built to scan your messages before they're encrypted (like some proposed laws want), that capability can always be abused, broadened, or hacked by others later. Stick to messaging apps that offer real end-to-end encryption, where the code is fully open source and independently verifiable. And stay alert—bills and regulations like these are often attempts to sneak in backdoors that let governments (or anyone who compromises them) read your private conversations.

Voltage co-founder: Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is bringing crypto into daily life Voltage’s Aaron Bollinger said that Lightning payments are already being rolled out across Jack Dorsey’s Square network. https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/innovation/voltage-cofounder-bitcoins-lightning-network-is-bringing-crypto-into-daily-life A significant development in the adoption of Lightning, a Bitcoin payment system, has been buried in a recent article. According to a Voltage executive, all Square payment terminals will have Lightning integration by the end of the year. This is a substantial breakthrough, as it means many merchants will unknowingly have the ability to accept Bitcoin payments. Although some of these merchants may not retain the Bitcoin they receive, others who have been eager to use Bitcoin but lacked a compatible point-of-sale system may now be able to do so, potentially offsetting the difference.

You can refuse to let third parties control your cell phone, internet, or debit cards. That’s exactly what I do: • Phone: GrapheneOS with zero Google involvement • Internet: always-on VPN (including my own self-hosted VPN) • Payments: only local debit cards when necessary, and mostly

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